MOUNT LYELL RAILWAY. The community is agreed that the Mount Lyell railway should be built, ne it would at once open up a long r^ign of prosperity to Tasmania. Reports confirm one another that there is more mineral iu eicrht at Mount Lyell than even at Zeohan. The railway to Zeehan in one of the beat assets in the colony and is paying. Therefore, onr Parliament might well compel Ministers to undertake the erection of another such line, although these are retrenchment times. Ab re gards the bill introduced into the House giving power to a private company to borrow £150,000 upon debentures guaranteed by the Govern ment the action can scarcely be termed ' cheek' because the company would doubtless be only too glad to let the Government build the line, for they are quite content with their rich find ; but finding themselves in a bole they have come to Parliament for assistance. In Bpite of the im mense advantages it is to be hoped that the assistance will not be given under the bill us a...

Seditious Language. FOH A LITTLE LOOSE TALK. A MAH IS SENT UP FOE NINE MONTHS' IIARU. . The trial of James Smith, on a charge ol using seditious language at Mount Morgan, in.the Circuit Court, before the Chief Justice (Sir S. t\r. Griffiths), was productive of a re markable scene. The prisoner, a man of good education, described himself as a herbalist. . Ho had, says Tbuth, been in Queensland for 18 months, and had travelled the country, delivering lectures on political subjects. The subject of the lecture on the occasion which led to his arrest was 'The Coming Revolu tion.' An Rttcmpt was made by the police to prove py means of a photograpy hhe identity of the accused with a man named Thomas Murray, who was sentenced to three years' hard labor for larceny in Brisbane,in 1890. This attempt completely broke down, the prisoner ridiculing the idea and submitting himself to a bodily examination in tjhe dock, in order to see whether there were any tattoo marks on him. After being sworn i...

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' The Uproar.'1 [By Scribbler.! Bradshaw-Major, E.C.L., you or your little band of operatists are in dinger! There is a spirit of cliqueisni being bred in your midst, which will lead to trouble. It seems that on the occasion of the presenta tion of the baton (and a more useless article could hardly have been fixed upon) some of the members had not been asked to contribute to the gift, and this fact caused considerable discontent, as all would have liked to show in a small way their appreciation of your untiring' energy in the late production of ' Martha,'' and not desired it to be a mark of affection from a leading feu; Keep your eyes and ears open and hasten to make every one understand that be or she is one of the bundle of sticks bound together in unity, without which there will by dissension and probably disruption. It is causing no little surmise as to who are to be the principals in the forthcoming production of 'Dorothy' ' Hobby,' who took so well in tha chorus parts surround...

A BRUTAL LANDOWNER. A great deal of feeling was expressed at Campania last week, against one of the so called owners of the carl). This particularly well-contemptci individual was driving with his wife, ,\vhcn an unfortunate baby boy, four ycaw of age, toddled on to the road and was in imminent danger of being run over. The lady in the vehicle strove to catch hold of the reins to pull up, but was prevented from doing so by her lord and master. He preferred to cut the baby with his whip. The lash wound round the poor little fellow's leg, and the infant was dragged down and aloug the ground, the wife still trying to get the reins to pull up. Fortu nately the lash gave way, and the wee toddler was released without being seriously injured. By this time the barbarous man was induced by his more considerate better half to pull up, and several bystanders expostulated with him for his action. He grunted that the child had no right in tho road. The local policeman, who was pre sent, had the ...

ZEEHAf Mews.. TUy ooa »bpJ '' Quonje ' Bflaroely ? : went . ? f ar enough ,? whea writing about tribute lot an Block t No. 10S7. Why the entrance of tunnel Sb ,from the road onnrhiot tie ?Queen's mine 'manager and underground manager paw :da«ly on their way op to No.B. They «aw Mm n-nn of. mnrU nnd did not BAV &amp; WOrd'tO !thein till they had cttfc the lodo whon the tributort not beiuir CoUiin Jacks were in forinea that they were not. on the proper i ground; und of courselike aBSes gave into Jamea without a uiurinur. ?' When tenders were invited for building a punt for the Reman- Eive'r at the Stan ley crossing the conditions, were that it ?was tb: be eonBtrucSteilof Huon pine, but ti favorite tenderer of our late cnairman oi the Town Hoard offered to construct Mbe punt for &amp;VS less if he were allowed to use oelbry pine top1 in ber construction, which was permitted, althbugb a more unsuitable wood could not haVrt8&amp;n'UKBTl,' the result being thatfor the flecoad ...

6LA6KERY. ' But still hU tongue ran ou, And, with its everlasting claok, Set all men's ears upon the rook.'— HCDIBEA8. The Golden Fleece— Mount Huxley. The games of the Times : Last week boom ist played grab. This week, loyalists played erovcl. LOBD HOSBBBEV. the Britishers' Premier! runs a milk busiuer.s — not in his own name however. The microbs of the Australian gold fever easily propagated, only requiring to ho fed upon gas ana credulity by Professor Cheek. Civil Servants of a mature age are now to he seen making their way to or from thcironic with a plentiful supply of rugs. Hough on them that during this cold weather firiughas been retrenched. Ik pious, canting Smellbourne (Vic.) a poor woman, with six children to support, says The Worker, was fined 2s fid or imprison ment till the rising of the court for polling Id worth of grapes on Sunday. And they let Matthew Bavies aud Millidge escape ! Cant, cant, cant. It was all big fish included in the Mt. Huxley take. The little fish...

Mies and their management. [By Miner.] I undertake a big contract in striving to give your reade- s examples of waste in the management of mines, for they are ' thick as leaves in Va'ambrosh.' A leginning must be made somewhere, aud who so good 'o start with as Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. During the interregnum through change of managemont things were left at the mercy of a total stranger to (lie work, who began and ended his pro mised saving in the alleged waste by dock ing the miners half a candle a shift, and crowed as only bantams cau over the achievement. Little he knows of the ' epoll-oh'e '' that were taken till the next shift oamo on, nor yet the grumbling occasioned ly the want of light. Jn the cold, wet drives men had to stay shivering, as adjournment to tha boiler-house meant the sack. The Mercury also gave voice to the 'tidings of groat joy,' and a list of acoom pl'shmenta as great as Bayard, Admirable Onehton, Grandisou, Murclnson, and Sir I. Newton, were said ...

BLACK DINGO. [By J. J. Shebidjut.] CHAPTER XVIII. Coctikl-kd. Ijeaving tho criminal lor a. whilo, wo will follow - ho Wiyso family (o their home. Daniel had driven to the cottage mechanically ; his wife do votcd Jipr attention to Mary, who sturcd stupidly before licr. Jack met them at the gate. Tho old fellow wns full of ques'ions, but (ho hopeless misery impiessedon cacli face stilled his ready tongue. He had been of his latter years. Still tliero was many a soft spot in old Jack's nature and like tho nuggets he fiouglit in youlh the rich patches turned up in unexpected places. Silently the help opened the gate, ltd the horse to the door, aided the ladies to dismount, and suffered Whyso to enter the dwelling. '' Duni me if it aiut a strange benst,' he muttered as he iu inspected the animal strapped in the shafts. Mrs. WIijbo put Mary jo b-d and occupied herself devising - tucans of relief. Daniel's first dcei ou outer ing his home was to load his guu with buck shot. He carried (lie...

Alf. Hale, TDUrCHER, 104 MACQUARIE - ST. AJ returns thinks to his numerous customers and frioiids for the kind support ho ha: received from them since he look ovor tho busines3 lately carried on by THOP. AMOTT. By keeping always a good and large stock of PRIME MEAT he trusts to receive a continuance of their patronage. THE SEWING MACHINES, -6 4 Liverpool Street. A USTEALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT A SOCIETY. The Oldest and Most Prosperous Life Assurance Society of Australasia, and the only one in Tasmania that Divides its PROFITS EVERY YEAR. Bonuses vest after policies have been in force for two years. Claims paid imme diately oa proof of death and title. Local Directors— Tho Hon. P. O. Fysh, M.L.C.; the Hon.W Crosby, M.L.C.; E. O. Oiblin, Esq.,M.D; ard Thomas Lewis, Esq. FREDK. J. JACOBS, Res. Secretary. Office — Elizabeth aud Collins streets, Hobart. Piccadilly Cafe. T ROBERTS AND CO Beg to inform their patrons that they have added SOUPS, GEILLS, and ENTREES to their long list of Light R...

Grunts from Cle NORCHY. (Uv A. Bhidger.) Our interesting suburb was thrown into a state of seismatic exuberance, due to the fact that a Felcct party of town folk visited' us on Wednesday last for til's purpos: of aiding iu our endeavors to repair the main street, the one chocn being that known as Watch house-street. This generous action was brought about owing to the Government subsidy for such works bavincr been re trenched to a sum 1)7 degree below zeiv. The fceue of action was laid at the I'rolw taut Hall, a building once devoted to the mandarin Oranye fraternity. The entertain ment opened with the usual pianoforte solo. The name of the selection was omitted from Hie programme owing no doubt to the inability on the part cf the audience to correctly pronounce its foreign name. How ever, it was executed with considerable rapidity and tajle. Two children represent ing each gender gave i\ dialogue descriptive of a qnarn.'l between two canines over a somewhat Ue.iehcd haui-buiie. and ...

J. P. T. Conrad (Late W. Ukad'k), ELIZABETH-STREET pOACU, CART, SHOEING &amp; GENERAL V^ SMITH and WHEELWRIGHT, Having taken over the above business, ear nestly solicits a share of public patronage. Tyres Cut and Shut on shortest notice. DRINK ustdi^lzlnt, GEYijOirsr, _^~^ To be had of all GROCERS. A«k for it and see you take no other.

Private Lunatic Asylums. CRUEL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS. A grave scandal has arisen in Sydney in connection with a private lunatic asylum. It is said that Major-General Richardson, who is under treatment, has beon the victim of gross maltreatment. Mr. Jeanneret, M.U.A.. stated in the Legisla tive Assembly that whon the friends of the patient went to see him they were shown into an ante-room, where they were kept waiting for ton minutes or a quarter of an hour, They were then shoivii into an elegantly furnished bedroom, in which there were two beds — one for the patient and one for an attendant. They snw the patient in clean and con-fortable sheets in a good bed. But will hou. members be lieve me when I tell them that on each of these visits tho patient was bi ought out from the stable iu the yard, where, there was not even a mattress for him to lie upon until one of the attendants, in his own time, made him one. There was not a blanket or rug of any kind; but there were three pieces of...

Port Cygnet Road Trust. HATKl'AYKHS KICKING AGAINST THK THICKS. The members of the Port Cygnet lload Trust had a lively hour-and'-a-half last Fiiday evening. A public meeting of the ratepayers was convened for the purpose of condemning the action of the board in in creasing the rate of assessment from (Id. to Is. Mr. Coekerill occupied the chair. Mr. Fitstpatrick opened the ball by making a lengthy and vigurnni attack on thise inuin uers wno Hint voted lor me ltn'rease. licensing Ihcni of having violated promises, aii'l of being euilty of gross onreli-Fsness and ex travagence in the handling of ihc ratepayers' money. He alpi blnmrd them for not complying with the regulation which stales that 'all work shall be let by public tender.' A motion condemning the ad inn of the Tru-M in levyiii; the new rale and iippniut iu;j t lie secretary without calling fnr applications, was moved by Sir. Davis and secuuded by Mr. Cawthornc. Mr. J.W. Bull, one of the trustees, spoke iu defence of the bo...

TASMANIA. LETTERS PATENT, No. 1^52. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OP COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. rpHIS is to notify that I have this day acoeiited ?*? the Complete Sp ciflcation of EkNEST BD WABD NE6BIT of Adelaide, iu the Province of South Australia K™tlcmuu, to;1 au Iuventiou for AN IMPBOVED MODE OF AN APPARATUS FOR INTEBCEPTING THE SLIMES FROM MINERAL ORES, AND SAVING AND CON CENTRATING THE METAL CONTAINED IN SUCH SLIMES, whi-.-h Specification is now open (or inspection. Given under mj liaud this 13th day ot March, 1894. H. M. JOHNSTONE, Registrar of Patents. Patents Office, Hobart. BALL £ ELLIS, ? __^ Solicitor* for the Applicants. Tasmania; LETTERS PATENT, No. 1269. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. THIS is to uotify that I linve this day accepted ??- the Complete SneciScutiou of MARK KNIGHT WESTCOTT, of Imperial Chambers, Collins-street, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Corn-broker, for au Invention ( r AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR COMPBESSING FODDEB INTO BLOCKS, which Specif...

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FREE SPEEGH. As fnrosliadnwrd in Thk Clipi'KI! the tariff proposes of (lio new Trea surer liavo been met willi tho most hostile ciiticitm, and it should now be patent to politici.ms of (lie old Eoliool Hint Governments of ibu fntui'c will have (o discover more equitable and less injurious mclliods of mising revenue. The best energies of the people will u ) longer be (lie slave, enabling tlifl non-p odurin^ landlord clnfii to escape a i,air snnie 01 tuc burden of taxation. Tlio Cabinet whilst bein-* commended for I he manner in which it has met criticism, recognii-injr in it. help mther (lian obstructionist opposition, must be utterly condemned for the position taken up 'that Ministers cannot, go from one pei'nin in the community to another to get. eufrpe^tif ns,' there fore tiny i'.ve justified in dumping down a laiiff, utterly devoid of any consideration for the well-b?ing of the industries of the co'ony. It may bea good politic) 1 move not to make any selection ; hut allow tho com...

Football Notes. [Bt Ruck.] The announcement that 20 players would play the next 25 at Eisdon last Saturday was evidently not enticing enough for the public, as the attendance was very limited. Not one half of the 45 players chosen turned up, so that the initial match of the season under the new regime was a very half-heartod affair. However, a match took place between the few players who were present with Nicholson and Abbott as captains of tbe respective teaniB. The team representing the 25 scored 8 goals 11 behinds to their vjjjjuuguM *.3, (loner nan was aeia umpire. George Watt, an old City player, re turned to Hobart from Melbourne by ex press on Wednesday evening. A. large number of the boys met tho train and gave their old comrade a hearty welcome. Watt has been playing with the Colling wood team for some years, and I under stand will rejoin his old club here. Hobart and Glenorchy met on the upper ground lost Saturday, and after a rattling game the contest ended in a draw, the...